Private Equity Overview

We invest in established companies with proven, dedicated management teams, superior product or service offerings, and demonstrated potential to outpace industry growth. We focus on opportunities in the United States, Canada, Europe, MENA and Asia that fall within sectors where our industry knowledge, experience, and insights can help enhance growth prospects.

Private Equity

Identifying and targeting potential to realize opportunity

When we measure a company’s credibility, we employ stringent criteria.A company should have innovative products or services, growing market positions and strong management teams in place or identified. It should be capable of building shareholder value through market strength in product line, technology, distribution, manufacturing or brand and have a clear business strategy with multiple avenues for growth and market share gains.

Our portfolio management approach ensures the highest possible performance of each of our portfolio companies. This includes bringing critical insights, strategic capabilities, and best practices to deliver superior investor returns. We apply this approach in each of the critical stages of a company and asset ownership process – including pre-acquisition and due diligence, early ownership, the core ownership period, and the process leading to exit.

In most instances, we aim to exit an investment within three to seven years. The relevant investment team will formulate its strategy to maximize equity value in the period prior to exit. Given the flexibility of the holding period, we may extend the holding period to avoid exiting at an inopportune time and, equally, we may opt for an earlier exit if an attractive exit opportunity presents itself. Exit may be through trade sale, initial public offering (IPO) or sale to financial buyer, depending on which route offers the most attractive return.

We acquire and arrange controlling and non-controlling interests in established companies with an emphasis on the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia